Carver is the first high school recruit for new ODU coach Jeff Jones and his staff. He was the Northeastern Coastal Conference Player of the Year last season at Northeastern High in Elizabeth City, N.C., where he averaged 14.8 points, 13 rebounds and 5.9 blocks per game.

He is a rising senior at Northeastern and will graduate in 2014, but he plans to attend prep school for a year and be in ODU's 2015 recruiting class. He said that he hasn't decided where he will attend prep school.

Carver said he also had a scholarship offer from James Madison and had interest from Gardner-Webb. He decided not to wait and see if he drew more interest his senior year.

"Old Dominion is a good school," said Carver, who committed Monday evening after playing at an open gym on campus. "I feel like you can get a good education there that prepares you for after you're done playing."

Carver is projected as a wing in college, but he plays inside at Northeastern because he's the team's tallest player. The year of prep school will allow him to expand his perimeter skills.

"He's a great kid," Northeastern coach Ronald Nixon said. "His work ethic is tremendous. I feel honored to be able to coach him. … The apple doesn't fall far from the tree."

Anthony "A.C." Carver (1987-90) left ODU as the No. 5 scorer in school history, with 1,958 points. He led the Monarchs in scoring three of his four seasons and was named All-Sun Belt Conference in 1988, '89 and '90. He was first-team all-conference in 1990.

Aaron Carver said that ODU assistant Bryant Stith recruited him primarily in the past couple of months. He said that he knew little about new head coach Jeff Jones and had not met him until recently, but researched him when he was hired.

"I could see that he's a good coach," Carver said. "The coaching change didn't really have a big effect on me."

ODU's coaches aren't permitted to discuss commitments until they sign a letter of intent.

In current Monarchs' news, 7-footer Anton Larsen will return for a fifth year, giving the size-challenged team at least one big body. No one else on the roster is over 6-7.

The team also awaits word on the eligibility of Donte Hill and Trey Freeman. Hill was ruled ineligible for what would have been his senior year because of his participation in a preseason scrimmage game when he attended Clemson.

Freeman hopes for a waiver that will allow him to play immediately after transferring from Campbell. Otherwise, he must sit out the coming season.